ROME and LONDON — Pope Francis’ situation remained steady on Tuesday, and his prognosis stays reserved, in accordance with the Vatican.
The pope had wanted medical intervention amid two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday, Vatican sources instructed ABC Information.
The pope didn’t have any episodes of respiratory failure or bronchospasm on Tuesday, in accordance with the Vatican.
Pope Francis has remained “alert, cooperating with remedy and oriented,” the Vatican’s press workplace, the Holy See, stated. He underwent “high-flow oxygen remedy and respiratory physiotherapy” on Tuesday, the Vatican stated.
He’ll resume noninvasive mechanical air flow in a single day and into Wednesday morning, “as deliberate,” in accordance with the Vatican.
The pope, 88, was taken off noninvasive mechanical air flow and resumed receiving supplemental oxygen by way of a nasal tube, Vatican sources stated Tuesday. He was now not sporting a mechanical air flow masks, a tool that pumped oxygen into his lungs, the sources stated.
Individuals attend as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, leads the recitation of the Holy Rosary for Pope Francis’ well being in St Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican, Monday, March 3, 2025.
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The Holy See had earlier on Tuesday stated the pontiff “slept all night time” and that “now he continues his relaxation.”
The episodes on Monday had been attributable to a “vital accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm,” the Vatican stated.
An individual stands subsequent to the statue of late Pope John Paul II exterior Gemelli Hospital, the place Pope Francis is admitted for remedy, in Rome, Italy, March 4, 2025.
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In keeping with docs, acute respiratory failure signifies the pope was not responding to oxygen remedy. Endobronchial mucus means there may be mucus and fluid within the deep components of the lung or lungs, inflicting a bronchospasm, also called a coughing assault, docs stated.
The pope’s prognosis “stays reserved,” the Vatican stated in its Monday night replace.
Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since 2013, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and was recognized with bilateral pneumonia. The pontiff had a bronchospasm assault on Friday, church officers stated.
ABC Information’ Youri Benadjaoud contributed to this report.
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